The Mekong River Commission council was scheduled to announce Thursday whether a consensus was reached on the dam at its meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, among the four nations lying along the lower section of South-East Asia's longest waterway.
Under a 1995 agreement, the four countries must consult on all dam projects on the Mekong and reach a consensus before proceeding.
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam had asked Laos in April to delay the Xayaburi project until a proper environmental impact study could be conducted, especially on the river's fisheries and sediment flow. //DPA